Irish Startup Funding Review (TechIreland)

Summary

• In 2025, 319 companies fundraised, totaling €992 M.p.4
• 69 Irish companies raised €616 million in the first quarter, followed by just €376m raised by 250 companies in the rest of the year.p.2
• Just 4 outliers represented almost half of all funding (46%).p.2
• Rounds above €10m fell from 21 to 20, but the amount raised increased almost 7% from €722m to €772m.p.2
• Dublin had 192 companies raising €667.5 M, against 99 companies and €210.1 M in other regions.p.16
• Funding going to female founders remained static at 15% of the total.p.3

Key insights

1. Rounds in the €3-10m range rose from 24 to 25 companies, but the amount raised dropped from €153m to just €113m.p.2
2. Energy and CleanTech funding dropped sharply from €328 M to €41 M.p.15
3. Early stage rounds under €1M were at a record high of 211 companies.p.10
4. Growth rounds stable at 7 deals totaling €562.1M.p.10
5. LetsGetChecked raised €150 m, the largest deal of the year.p.14
6. Enterprise Ireland supported 198 startups and invested €32.9 million through the Pre-Seed Start Fund and High Potential Start-Up supports.p.6
7. 26 DTIF projects were awarded a combined total of €154.1M.p.21